When you open your phone and see the news that "the cumulative installed capacity of wind and solar power has exceeded 1.6 billion kilowatts," you probably wouldn't imagine that behind this seemingly impressive figure, China's power system is facing the most severe security challenges in its history. In 2025, the newly installed capacity of new energy sources nationwide reached 227 million kilowat...
Can you imagine that highways are now participating in the electricity and ancillary services markets? On May 19th, Shaanxi Transportation Holding Group successfully obtained official provincial-level access qualifications for virtual power plant business, acquiring full qualifications for load dispatching, distributed energy aggregation and management, and power resource optimization, entering a ...
According to a report by energy think tank Ember, the Philippines has become the second-largest market for Chinese photovoltaic (PV) module exports, which are expected to drive significant growth in its rooftop PV market. China's PV module exports to the Philippines reached a new record in 2026. To date, 4.133 GW of Chinese PV modules have arrived at Philippine ports. More than 2 GW of Chin...
The German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) has called for a reform of the country’s current inheritance tax treatment of agricultural land leased to ground-mounted solar PV. Kerstin Andreae, chair of the BDEW executive board, said that if agricultural land is leased for PV systems, it would no longer be considered agricultural or forestry assets for tax purposes. &nb...
Those in the energy storage industry likely share the same feeling: kW (kilowatts) and kWh (kilowatt-hours), these two fundamental units seem simple enough to be overlooked, but whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned veteran, you'll occasionally confuse them. Most people can memorize the terms, but don't understand what they represent in actual projects, what the differences are, or how they affe...
In just half a month, three major fires have engulfed rooftops in three different countries. Recently, three seemingly unrelated fires—one in a domestic chemical plant, one in a cold chain warehouse across the ocean, and one in a European residential building—all pointed to rooftop photovoltaic (PV) modules. With summer approaching, a peak fire season, rooftop PV fires are evolving fro...
